Vending Industry Marketing Consultant — 8-Week Reseller Mapping (U.S. Focus) - Contract to Hire
We are hiring a market research consultant to build a prioritized reseller and distributor list covering:
Vending & automated retail
Food & beverage equipment distribution
Refrigeration & cold chain systems
Regulated product distribution
IoT retail solution resellers
Primary focus: United States Secondary scope: Europe, Latin America, and Canada
Timeline — 8 Weeks
Deliverables
Structured spreadsheet (Google Sheets or Excel) including:
Company name, HQ, geographic footprint
Channel classification
Company size indicators
Primary contact(s)
Email, phone, LinkedIn (where available)
Specialty focus and notable deployments
Franchise/affiliate associations
Prioritized ranking of most likely partners
All entries must represent qualified leads for follow-up.
Plus a summary of:
Research methodology
Source mix
Contact confidence grading
Milestones
Week 2: 50-company sample + taxonomy alignment
20% of total project fee
Week 5: U.S. list ~70% complete
30% of total project fee
Week 7: Secondary regions draft Week
20% of total project fee
8: Final delivery
30% of total project fee
Proposal Must Include
Research methodology
Tools and databases used
Relevant sample spreadsheet output
Estimated contact accuracy
Availability across 8 weeks
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Vending & automated retail
Food & beverage equipment distribution
Refrigeration & cold chain systems
Regulated product distribution
IoT retail solution resellers
Primary focus: United States Secondary scope: Europe, Latin America, and Canada
Timeline — 8 Weeks
Deliverables
Structured spreadsheet (Google Sheets or Excel) including:
Company name, HQ, geographic footprint
Channel classification
Company size indicators
Primary contact(s)
Email, phone, LinkedIn (where available)
Specialty focus and notable deployments
Franchise/affiliate associations
Prioritized ranking of most likely partners
All entries must represent qualified leads for follow-up.
Plus a summary of:
Research methodology
Source mix
Contact confidence grading
Milestones
Week 2: 50-company sample + taxonomy alignment
20% of total project fee
Week 5: U.S. list ~70% complete
30% of total project fee
Week 7: Secondary regions draft Week
20% of total project fee
8: Final delivery
30% of total project fee
Proposal Must Include
Research methodology
Tools and databases used
Relevant sample spreadsheet output
Estimated contact accuracy
Availability across 8 weeks
Apply tot his job
Apply To this Job